Psoralea

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Genus of legumes

title: "Psoralea" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["psoraleeae", "tumbleweeds", "fabaceae-genera", "flora-of-the-afrotropical-realm", "plants-described-in-1753", "botanical-taxa-named-by-carl-linnaeus"] description: "Genus of legumes" topic_path: "general/psoraleeae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoralea" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of legumes ::

| image = Psoralea pinnata Cape Town 5.JPG | image_caption = P. pinnata | taxon = Psoralea | authority = L. (1753) | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 121; see text | subdivision_ref = | display_parents = 3 | synonyms =

  • Bipontinia Alef. (1866)
  • Hallia Thunb. (1799)
  • Lotodes Kuntze (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Otholobium C.H.Stirt. (1981)
  • Ruteria Medik. (1787) | synonyms_ref =

Psoralea is a genus in the legume family (Fabaceae) with 121 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs native to southern and eastern Africa, ranging from Kenya to South Africa.

Etymology

The name ‘Psoralea’ is derived from the Greek term ‘Psoraleos’, which means “affected with itch or with leprosy”. Psoralen occurs naturally in the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, and is used in PUVA (psoralen + UVA) treatment, for several diseases including such as psoriasis.

Species

121 species are accepted:

References

References

  1. "''Psoralea'' L. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science".
  2. "Psoralea pinnata {{!}} PlantZAfrica".
  3. (Dec 3, 2018). "Genus Psoralea: A review of the traditional and modern uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology". Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
  4. [http://www.sciencespacerobots.com/two-new-blue-flowered-plant-species-discovered-in-south-32120151 Two New Blue-Flowered Plant Species Discovered in South Africa]
  5. . (2021). ["''Psoralea fasicularis'' DC."](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:516089-1).

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